Owner's Manual

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BRAKE PADS
Usually made from
rubber, these rub against
the rim to slow the wheel
BRAKE ARMS
Move inwards to press the
brake pads against the
rim of the wheel
BRAKE CABLE
Operates the brake arms
when the brake lever on
the handlebars is pulled
BRAKE PAD ADJUSTMENT AND
REMOVAL BOLT
This bolt secures the brake pad to
the brake arm and can be released
to adjust the angle of the brake
pad, or to remove the brake pad
completely to replace when worn
CABLE GUIDE PIPE (NOODLE)
Hooks into the left hand arm and
connects the two
brake arms so that they both
move towards the
wheel when the brake lever is
pulled
V BRAKES
i
ii
To release your V brakes in order
to t or replace your wheel, pull
back the black rubber protector
and squeeze the to brake arms
together. Whilst holding these
you can pull the brake out by the
noodle as shown.
To re-engage your brakes once
wheel is tted, you need to
squeeze the brake arms together
again and reverse step ii.
CABLE PINCH BOLT
This bolt secures the brake
cable to the brakes. You can
release this bolt to adjust the
distance from the brake arm
to the wheel
SPRING TENSION SCREW
Adjusts spring strength
for each brake arm. Turn
clockwise to increase
tension and anti-clockwise
to decrease.
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RIM BRAKES
ZŝŵďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬďLJƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJŵĂĚĞŽƵƚŽĨƌƵďďĞƌͿĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƌŝŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůĚŽǁŶƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
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/ŶƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂůLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŐƵŝĚĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĚŽƚŚĞƐĞ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ
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zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƐĞƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJ;ƚŚĞƐĞƌƵůĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌĚŝƐĐďƌĂŬĞƐͿ/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚ
ĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ
Check the brake pads are
ƐƋƵĂƌĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚĞƋƵĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝŵ;ϭͲϭϱŵŵͿƐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽǁĞĂƌ
LJŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĞƚƵŶĞƚŚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
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ƐĞĞƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞƐLJŽƵƌ
ďŝŬĞŚĂƐ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬĞ ƉĂĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ďĞ
ǁŽƌŶ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƌ ůŝŶĞ
ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƉĂĚŝƐǁŽƌŶŽƵƚ
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ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞƌŝŵƐŚŽƵůĚƌƵŶĨƌĞĞůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞŝƐŽƉĞŶ
dŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚƚŽƵĐŚƚŚĞƌŝŵďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌŝƐϭϯŽĨƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌ
1-1.5mm1 -1.5mm
RIM
WEAR LINE
CABLE ADJUSTER
BARREL
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TWIST GRIP
GEAR SHIFTER
Rotate to shift gears up
and down the cogs
GEAR INDICATOR
Tells you what number
gear you are in
CABLE TENSION SCREW
Can be turned to add or
remove slack to the gear
cable
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ƌĞĂŬͲŝŶWĞƌŝŽĚ
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ƌĞĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƵƚĞǀĞŶŝĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƐĞĞŵƐĮŶĞƚŽLJŽƵŝƚŝƐŽŌĞŶďĞƐƚƚŽƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞƚŽLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĨŽƌĂĐŚĞĐŬƵƉ
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LJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďŝŬĞƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŽLJŽƵƌŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐŝƚĂŐĂŝŶ
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ĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞdĂůŬƚŽLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚůƵďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĨŽƌLJŽƵƌ
ĂƌĞĂ
ŌĞƌĞǀĞƌLJůŽŶŐŽƌŚĂƌĚƌŝĚĞŽƌĂŌĞƌĞǀĞƌLJϭϬƚŽϮϬŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƌŝĚŝŶŐ
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LJŽƵŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĂƟŐŚƚŚĞĂĚƐĞƚ
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ůŽŽƐĞ/ĨƐŽŚĂǀĞĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĐŚĞĐŬŝƚ
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